First published in the Feb. 19 print issue of the Burbank Leader.
The John Burroughs High School varsity girls’ basketball team was ousted from the CIF-SS Division 2AA playoffs after falling to Costal League champion San Pedro Rolling Hills Prep, 62-26, in a second round game on Wednesday evening.
Senior Noor Fahs collected 14 points and five rebounds while junior Izzy Roderick added seven rebounds for the Bears.
Burroughs had a fine season, finishing as runners-up in the Pacific League with a 6-1 record and 22-7 overall mark.
BEARS 74, FLINTRIDGE PREP 40
Burroughs won its first-round game by producing one of its best performances this season. The 74 points was the Bears’ highest single-game total and the 34-point margin of victory was the second largest in 2021-22.
Fahs dominated both offensively and defensively, compiling a team-high 28 points, including seven 3-pointers, with nine steals and seven rebounds.
“I’m just happy it was a team win,” Fahs said. “Everybody had a good game tonight, offensively and defensively. I’m just so proud of how far we’ve come as a team. I’m so happy to see the progression we’ve made and the great team chemistry we have now.”
It was smooth sailing from the first quarter on after the Bears jumped to a commanding 23-8 lead and never looked back. Junior Rachel Little sparked the offensive onslaught by scoring the first field goal of the contest, one of Burroughs’ 14 total 3-pointers. She finished with 14 points, including four 3-pointers.
“The first half, our shooting — I don’t know if it was the new net I put up or what,” JBHS head coach Vicky Oganyan said. “I’m just kidding; we play with confidence. We have a lot of girls who can hit shots and today they were on. We had a good week of practice so I was expecting them to come out and play well.”
Junior Isabella Roderick, who registered 16 points and five rebounds, contributed three field goals to Burroughs’ 15-4 scoring run in the third quarter. Meanwhile, senior Haley Dowthwaite scored nine of her 11 points during a 14-5 scoring run to open the second quarter.
Junior Ivanna Razov scored three points while sophomores Karly Geris, Ashley Martin and Natalie Sanchez each finished with two points.
